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Food Bank Aid

Registered charity 1194314 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOOD BANK AID LTD

The relief of poverty, especially food poverty, by means including the collection, sorting and distribution of food and other supplies to food banks that serve the needs of persons who are, or are in danger of, suffering food poverty.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £403,361 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total reserves of £1,633,841. The trustees consider unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover six months of expenditure and confirm the charity is a going concern, despite noting future relocation costs and structural fundraising pressures.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.6m)
“Trustees have reviewed the reserves policy and concluded that the unrestricted reserves are sufficient to cover for unplanned events and to cover for all expenditure for six months, which is c£100k per month” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Calders (1883) LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Food Bank Aid (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.6m
Cost of raising funds
£225k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~7.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barnet · Brent · Camden · Enfield · Haringey · Harrow · Hertfordshire · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.2m£2.6m
31/03/2024£2.6m£2.5m
31/03/2023£3.0m£1.8m
31/03/2022£2.1m£1.3m

Common questions

Is Food Bank Aid financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £403,361 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total reserves of £1,633,841. The trustees consider unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover six months of expenditure and confirm the charity is a going concern, despite noting future relocation costs and structural fundraising pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Calders (1883) LLP.

Who funds Food Bank Aid?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Food Bank Aid as a grant recipient include THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUST, THE J AND H ORLANDER TRUST, THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATION, SCOULOUDI FOUNDATION, HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB FELLOWSHIP.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2022£77k
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2024£77k
THE J AND H ORLANDER TRUSTFY2025£51k
THE J AND H ORLANDER TRUSTFY2024£47k
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATIONFY2025£40k
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2023£35k
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATIONFY2024£22k
THE SYBIL SHINE MEMORIAL TRUSTFY2025£20k
SCOULOUDI FOUNDATIONFY2025£20kWelfare
HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB FELLOWSHIPFY2025£14k
HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB FELLOWSHIPFY2024£14k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB FELLOWSHIPFY2023£9kCharitable donations
THE BERTIE BLACK FOUNDATIONFY2023£8kCommunity
THE BERTIE BLACK FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£6k
THE CHARLES RUSSELL SPEECHLYS FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
THE RICHARD HARRIS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
JOSEPH LEVY FOUNDATIONFY2023£5kFood Bank Aid provides partner food banks (over 30 in north London and as far as Watford) with what they need, when and where they need it. Food Bank Aid is a r
THE BERTIE BLACK FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kHealth
THE CHERUBY TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE CHERUBY TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE STELLA AND ALEXANDER MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE J AND H ORLANDER TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE STELLA AND ALEXANDER MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kGeneral Charitable Purposes
THE SUSAN AND STEPHEN JAMES CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2022£250

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£45k
SEDEL - COLLINGS FOUNDATION1£15k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£15k
THE GEORGE AND ESME POLLITZER CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£10k
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£7k
REAL FARMING TRUST1£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST KEA, TRURO1£6k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRURO FOODBANK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Food Bank Aid£2.2m—0above—no doubt
TRURO FOODBANK FY2024£200k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHERN DEVON FOODBANK FY2025£236k—0unclear—no doubt
TOOTING COMMUNITY KITCHEN FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
WEYMOUTH FOODBANK FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt
AID THE NEEDY FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.